VRE working on wi-fi for trains

In today's chat VRE CEO's that they've been working on adding wi-fi to their trains and that it was harder to do than orginally thought. At this time Wi-fi is currently avilable on the entire Manassas Line and on the Fredericksburg Line from Quantico to DC. They do not want to provide the service unless we have full coverage on both lines. Currently, we are working with Stafford County to get a cell phone tower to give us coverage from Quantico to Fredericksburg. VRE CEO will have to brief the Board in October on providing WiFi servic and should have a final resolution by November.

Announcement today

Free wireless Internet is coming to Virginia Railway Express trains by late spring, but will be available only on two cars per train at first.

http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/dc/ ... ed-rollout

Availability will be on the last two cars.

jstolberg wrote:Announcement today

Free wireless Internet is coming to Virginia Railway Express trains by late spring, but will be available only on two cars per train at first.

http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/dc/ ... ed-rollout

Availability will be on the last two cars.

Yes, the router will be placed in the cab cars and can go only go far as two cars back.

Acutally, it is avialable now, just that it didn't go past Quantico